September 16, 2006

The 2003 UMAs



Time to travel back through time to the year 2003. I usually deem 2003 to be "disappointing" (how can it not be when compared to years like 2001 and 2004 of recent times), but in actual fact there is still quite a solid group of films including a bunch that I truly without-a-doubt LOVE with a huge passion. Two things though - while I consider The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to be one of my favourite films from this year, I can't in all honesty put it in the final five Best Picture nominees. But, note that if I ever do a ALL TIME countdown, that that movie will feature much higher than most of the titles on here. And secondly, I realise the irony of the Best Actress category, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.

BTW, if a person is cited for two movies they are listed in the order of my preference.

And just for the record, I have not seen the following films from 2003. I don't know how much they would be in play if I did, but I haven't so they can't. But if and when I eventually do I shall update (just like I do with other years btw)

All the Real Girls
Bad Santa
Calendar Girls
The Fog of War
The Missing
Raising Victor Vargas
The School of Rock
Spider
Veronica Geurin

And a whole lot of Foreign Language stuff like The Barbarian Invasions, Goodbye, Lenin!, Lilja 4-ever, The Man on the Train, Ten, etc I really need to catch up on those. There's other titles I haven't seen but they weren't awards types and I doubt they would've affected the awards much.

BEST PICTURE
City of God
Elephant
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Lost in Translation
The Station Agent

GOLD:
Lost in Translation

SILVER:
Elephant
BRONZE:
Kill Bill, Vol. 1

BEST DIRECTOR
Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
Kevin Costner - Open Range
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Fernando Meirelles & Katia Lund - City of God
Gus Van Sant - Elephant

Honourable Mentions: Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Vol. 1), Peter Weir (Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World), Thomas McCarthy (The Station Agent), Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), Peter Mullan (The Magdalene Sisters), Clint Eastwood (Mystic River), Rolf de Heer (Alexandra's Project), Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), Danny Boyle (28 Days Later)

GOLD:
Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation

SILVER
Gus Van Sant - Elephant
BRONZE:
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

BEST ACTRESS
Toni Collette - Japanese Story
Jamie Lee Curtis - Freaky Friday
Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation & Girl with a Pearl Earring
Charlize Theron - Monster
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Evan Rachel Wood - thirteen

Honourable Mentions: Hene Buday (Alexandra's Project), Angela Bettis (May), Lindsay Lohan (Freaky Friday), Diane Keaton (Something's Gotta Give), Naomie Harris (28 Days Later), Jessica Beil (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Naomi Watts (21 Grams), Anne-Marie Duff (The Magdalene Sisters), Jennifer Connolly (House of Sand and Fog)

GOLD:
Toni Collette - Japanese Story

SILVER:
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
BRONZE:
Charlize Theron - Monster

BEST ACTOR
Russell Crowe - Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Peter Dinklage - The Station Agent
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
Sean Penn - 21 Grams & Mystic River

Honourable Mentions: Robert Duvall (Open Range), Ben Kingsley (House of Sand and Fog), Shia LaBeouf (Holes), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dirty Pretty Things), David Wenham (Gettin' Square), Jude Law (Cold Mountain), Gary Sweet (Alexandra's Project), Heath Ledger (Ned Kelly), Paddy Considine (In America)

GOLD:
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

SILVER:
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
BRONZE:
Sean Penn - 21 Grams & Mystic River

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
Patricia Clarkson - The Station Agent and Pieces of April
Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
Holly Hunter - thirteen
Alison Lohman - Matchstick Men

Honourable Mentions: Catherine O'Hara (A Mighty Wind), Maria Bello (The Cooler), Sarah Paulson (Down with Love), Annette Bening (Open Range), Judy Davis (Swimming Upstream), Ludivine Sagnier (Peter Pan & Swimming Pool), Ger Ryan (Intermission), Vicky Haughton (Whale Rider), Samantha Morton (In America), Judith Lucy (Bad Eggs)

GOLD:
Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog

SILVER:
Patricia Clarkson - The Station Agent and Pieces of April
BRONZE:
Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
Bobby Cannavale - The Station Agent
Geoffrey Rush - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Peter Sarsgaard - Shattered Glass
Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

Honourable Mentions:
Paul Bettany (Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World), David Hyde Pierce (Down with Love), Tim Robbins (Mystic River), Benicio Del Toro (21 Grams), Djimon Hounsou (In America), Malcolm McDowell (The Company)

GOLD:
Bobby Cannavale - The Station Agent

SILVER:
Peter Sarsgaard - Shattered Glass
BRONZE:
Geoffrey Rush - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Rolf de Heer - Alexandra's Project
Andrew Stanton, Bob Petersonnn & David Reynolds - Finding Nemo
Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
Thomas McCarthy - The Station Agent
Nancy Meyers - Something's Gotta Give

Honourable Mentions: Peter Mullan (The Magdalene Sisters), Catherine Hardwicke & Nikki Reed (thirteen), Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things), Jim, Naomi & Kirsten Sheridan (In America), Wayne Kramer & Frank Hannah (The Cooler), Alison Tilson (Japanese Story), Karen Moncrieff (Blue Car)

GOLD:
Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation

SILVER:
Thomas McCarthy - The Station Agent
BRONZE:
Rolf de Heer - Alexandra's Project

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Bráulio Mantovani - City of God, Adapted from the novel by Paulo Lins
Vadim Perelman & Shawn Otto - House of Sand and Fog, Adapted from the novel by Andre Dubus III
Nick Griffin & Ted Griffin - Matchstick Men, Adapted from the book by Eric Garcia
Brian Hedgeland - Mystic River, Adapted from the novel by Dennis Lehane
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh & Phillipa Boyen - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Adapted from the novel by JRR Tolkein

Honourable Mentions: Olivia Hetreed (Girl with a Pearl Earring), PJ Hogan & Michael Goldenberg (Peter Pan), Billy Ray (Shattered Glass), Louis Sanchar (Holes), Peter Weir & John Collee (Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World)

GOLD:
Bráulio Mantovani - City of God

SILVER:
Brian Helgeland - Mystic River
BRONZE:
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh & Phillipa Boyens - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
City of God
Elephant
Girl with a Pearl Earring
In the Cut
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Lost in Translation

Honourable Mentions: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gerry, Travelling Birds, Cold Mountain, Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World, Seabiscuit, House of Sand and Fog, I'm Not Scared, Open Range, thirteen, Dead End, Who Killed Bambi?

GOLD:
Dion Beebe - In the Cut

SILVER:
Harris Savides - Elephant
BRONZE:
Eduado Serra - Girl with a Pearl Earring

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION
Down With Love
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World

Honourable Mentions: Peter Pan, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Ned Kelly, Open Range, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Cold Mountain, Big Fish

GOLD:
Andrew Laws - Down With Love

SILVER:
David Wasco & Yohei Taneda - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
BRONZE:
William Sandell - Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Down With Love
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King & The Last Samurai
Peter Pan

Honourable Mentions: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Company, Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World, Ned Kelly, City of God, Open Range,

GOLD:
Daniel Orlandi - Down With Love

SILVER:
Catherine Marie Thomas & Kumiko Ogawa - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
BRONZE:
Ngila Dickson - The Lord of the Rings & The Last Samurai

BEST EDITING
City of God
House of 1000 Corpses
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Seabiscuit
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Honourable Mentions: Elephant, Open Range, Swimming Upstream, Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World, Lost in Translation, The Company, Hulk, thirteen, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

GOLD:
Sally Menke - Kill Bill, Vol. 1

SILVER:
Daniel Rezende - City of God
BRONZE:
Kathryn Himoff, Robert K Lambert and Sean K Lambert - House of 1000 Corpses

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Peter Pan
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Honourable Mentions: X2, The Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions, Cypher, Big Fish

GOLD:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

SILVER:
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
BRONZE:
Peter Pan

BEST MAKE-UP
Monster
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Honourable Mentions: Kill Bill Vol. 1, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Ned Kelly, 28 Days Later, Peter Pan

GOLD:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

SILVER:
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
BRONZE:
Monster

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Thomas Newman - Finding Nemo
Alexandre Desplat - Girl with a Pearl Earring
James Newton Howard - House of Sand and Fog
Craig Armstrong - The Magdalene Sisters
Benoit Charest - The Triplets of Belleville

Honourable Mentions: Cold Mountain, Down With Love, Japanese Story, Travelling Birds, Holes, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Shattered Glass, I'm Not Scared, Dirty Pretty Things, Who Killed Bambi?

GOLD:
Benoir Charest - The Triplets of Belleville

SILVER:
Thomas Newman - Finding Nemo
BRONZE:
Craig Armstrong - The Magdalene Sisters

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
A Mighty Wind - "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow"
Cold Mountain - "Scarlett Tide"
Cold Mountain - "You Will be My ain True Love"
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - "Into the West"
The Triplets of Belleville - "Belleville Rendezvous"

**5/5 With Oscar Shortlist!**

Honourable Mentions: Ned Kelly ("Shelter for My Soul"), Girl with a Pearl Earring ("Girl with a Pearl"), Lost in Translation ("City Girl"), House of 1000 Corpses ("House of 1000 Corpses"), A Mighty Wind ("A Mighty Wind"), Big Fish ("Twice the Love")

GOLD:
The Triplets of Belleville - "Belleville Rendezvous"

SILVER:
Cold Mountain - "You Will Be My Ain True Love"
BRONZE:
Cold Mountain - "Scarlett Tide"

BEST SOUND DESIGN
28 Days Later
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Honourable Mentions: The Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions, Elephant, Seabiscuit, Open Range, Irreversible, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Phone Booth

GOLD:
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

SILVER:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
BRONZE:
28 Days Later

BEST SOUND EDITING
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Open Range
Seabiscuit
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Honourable Mentions: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Finding Nemo, The Triplets of Belleville, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, 28 Days Later, The Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions

GOLD:
Open Range

SILVER:
Seabiscuit
BRONZE:
Kill Bill, Vol. 1

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
City of God [Cidade de Dues] - Brazil
Irréversible - France
Who Killed Bambi? [Qui a Tue Bambi?] - France
Swimming Pool - France
The Triplets of Belleville [Les Triplettes de Belleville] - France

GOLD:
City of God - Brazil

SILVER:
The Triplets of Belleville - France
BRONZE:
Irreversible - France

BEST ANIMATED/MIXED MEDIA FILM
Finding Nemo
Harvey Krumpet
The Triplets of Belleville

GOLD:
Finding Nemo

SILVER:
The Triplets of Belleville
BRONZE:
Harvey Krumpet

BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM
Alexandra's Project, dir. Rolf de Heer
Gettin' Square, dir. Jonathan Teplitzky
Japanese Story, dir. Sue Brooks
Ned Kelly, dir. Gregor Jordan
Swimming Upstream, dir. Russell Mulcahy

GOLD:
Alexandra's Project

SILVER:
Japanese Story
BRONZE:
Gettin' Square

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST
A Mighty Wind - Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Bob Balaban, Jane Lynch, John Michael Higgins, Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr, Fred Willard, Michael Hitchcock, Larry Miller, Jennifer Coolidge, Laura Harris, Linda Kash, Don Lake, Michael Mantell, Christopher Moynihan, Jim Piddock & Deborah Theaker
Mystic River - Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurence Fishburne, Laura Linney, Kevin Chapman & Emmy Rossum
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Miranda Otto, Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Bernard Hill, John-Rhys Davies, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, John Noble, Dominic Monaghan and Ian Holm
Shattered Glass - Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloe Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Melanie Lynskie, Hank Azaria and Steve Zahn
The Station Agent - Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Williams, Raven Goodwin and Paul Benjamin

Honourable Mentions: The Magdalene Sisters, Kill Bill Vol. 1, In America, Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World, 21 Grams, Holes, Open Range

GOLD:
Mystic River

SILVER:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
BRONZE:
Shattered Glass

...and now for some non-traditional stuff.

BEST ACTOR IN LIMITED OR CAMEO ROLE
Sonny Chiba - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Tony Randall - Down With Love
Geoffrey Rush - Intolerable Cruelty
Paul Sorvino - The Cooler
Billy Bob Thornton - Intolerable Cruelty

GOLD:
Goeffrey Rush - Intolerable Cruelty

SILVER:
Sonny Chiba - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
BRONZE:
Billy Bob Thornton - Intolerable Cruelty

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR CAMEO ROLE
Anna Faris - Lost in Translation
Daryl Hannah - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Lisa Kudrow Wonderland
Chiaki Kuriyama - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Natalie Portman - Cold Mountain
Roberta Rodrigues - City of God

GOLD:
Anna Faris - Lost in Translation

SILVER:
Daryl Hannah - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
BRONZE:
Roberta Rodrigues - City of God

BEST BREAKTHROUGH - PEFORMANCE
Peter Dinklage - The Station Agent
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Dirty Pretty Things
Naomie Harris - 28 Days Later
Shia LeBeouf - Holes
Cillian Murphy - 28 Days Later, Intermission, Cold Mountain and Girl with a Pearl Earring

Honourable Mentions: Angela Bettis (May), Sarah Paulson (Down With Love), Nikki Reed (thirteen), Emma & Sarah Bolger (In America), Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), Agnes Bruckner (Blue Car), Melissa Leo (21 Grams)

GOLD:
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Dirty Pretty Things

SILVER:
Cillian Murphy - Those titles
BRONZE:
Naomie Harris - 28 Days Later

(yes, I realise Dinklage was nominated for Best Actor over Ejiofor and Murphy, but I see more "star power" in them than I do in Dinklage and that's not because of his height, okay! Oh, and Evan Rachel Wood had been proving herself to be a great actress on TV)

BEST BREAKTHROUGH - DIRECTING
Catherine Hardwicke - thirteen
Thomas McCarthy - The Station Agent
Lucky McKee - May
Fernando Meirelles - City of God
Billy Ray - Shattered Glass

Honourable Mentions: Rod Zombie (House of 1000 Corpses), John Crowlee (Intermission), Vadim Perelmen (House of Sand and Fog), Patty Jenkins (Monster), Gilles Marchand (Who Killed Bambi?), Marcus Nispel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

GOLD:
Fernando Meirelles - City of God

SILVER:
Thomas McCarthy - The Station Agent
BRONZE:
Billy Ray - Shattered Glass

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Jamie Lee Curtis - Freaky Friday
Ellen DeGeneres - Finding Nemo
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Lindsay Lohan - Freaky Friday
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation

Honourable Mentions: Diane Keaton (Something's Gotta Give), Catherine O'Hara (A Mighty Wind, David Hyde Pierce & Sarah Paulson (Down With Love), Bobby Cannavale & Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent), Sandra Oh (Under the Tuscan Sun), Jessica Alba (Honey - This last one isn't intentionally funny, but god if I didn't laugh at her many times.

GOLD:
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

SILVER:
Ellen DeGeneres - Finding Nemo
BRONZE:
Jamie Lee Curtis - Freaky Friday

FUNNIEST FILM OF THE YEAR
Finding Nemo
Freaky Friday
How to Deal
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The Station Agent

GOLD:
Freaky Friday

SILVER:
Finding Nemo
BRONZE:
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
The Warden, Played by Sigourney Weaver in Holes
DiVAS, Played by Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Vivica A Fox and Michael Madsen in Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Captain Barbossa, Played by Geoffrey Rush in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Sheriff Hoyt, Played by R Lee Ermey in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Evie, Played by Nikki Reed in thirteen

Honourable Mentions: Lil' Ze (Learndro Firmino, City of God), Sauron (er, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), Captain Hook (Jason Isaacs, Peter Pan), Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), The Terminatrix (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), Life (as in general, How to Deal) - If you've seen that last one and appreciated it's hilarity, you'll get a kick out of that mention

GOLD:
Sheriff Hoyt, Played by R Lee Ermey in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

SILVER:
Captain Barbossa, Played by Geoffrey Rush in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BRONZE:
The Warden, Played by Sigourney Weaver in Holes
(they all have such commanding titles, don't they?)

HERO OF THE YEAR
The Fellowship (Together Again... sort of), Played by those people in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
The Bride, Played by Uma Thurman in Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Erin, Played by Jessica Biel in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Madame Souze & Bruno, in The Triplets of Belleville
Wolverine, Played by Hugh Jackman in X2

GOLD:
The Bride, Played by Uma Thurman in Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (anti-hero I suppose, but 'tev)

SILVER:
Wolverine, Played by Hugh Jackman in X2
BRONZE:
Madame Souze & Bruno, in The Triplets of Belleville

SEXPOT OF THE YEAR
Bobby Cannavale - The Station Agent
Hugh Jackman - X2
Ewan McGregor - Down With Love
Rebecca Romijn Stamos - X2
Ludivine Sagnier - Swimming Pool

GOLD:
Hugh Jackman - X2

SILVER:
Ludivine Sagnier - Swimming Pool
BRONZE:
Ewan McGregor - Down With Love

BEST CHARACTER INTRODUCTION
Alan Cumming - X2
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Daryl Hannah - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Lucy Liu - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill, Vol. 1

GOLD:
Daryl Hannah - Kill Bill, Vol. 1

SILVER:
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BRONZE:
Alan Cumming - X2

BEST "MIX-TAPE" SCORE
28 Days Later
A Mighty Wind
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Lost in Translation
Monster

Honourable Mentions: House of 1000 Corpses, Elephant, The Company, Love Actually, Blue Car, Big Fish

GOLD:
Lost in Translation (Featuring Kevin Shields, My Bloody Valentine, Death in Vegas, Squarepusher and Brian Reitzell & Roger J Manning)

SILVER:
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
BRONZE:
A Mighty Wind

BEST CONTEMPORARY COSTUME DESIGN
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Intolerable Cruelty
May
A Mighty Wind
Swimming Pool

Honourable Mentions: thirteen, The Company, Mystic River, Cypher, Something's Gotta Give, The Station Agent, Elephant, Shattered Glass, Matchstick Men, Dirty Pretty Things

GOLD:
Mariano Diaz & Marcelo Pequino - May

SILVER:
Durinda Wood - A Mighty Wind
BRONZE:
Mary Zophres - Intolerable Cruelty

BEST CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTION DESIGN
Alexandra's Project
Irreversible
Lost in Translation
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
thirteen

GOLD:
Alain Juteau - Irreversible

SILVER:
KK Barrett & Anne Ross - Lost in Translation
BRONZE:
Ian Jobson & Phil MacPherson - Alexandra's Project

BEST MUSICAL SEQUENCE IN A MUSICAL FILM
The Company - "The Swing"
The Company - "My Funny Valentine"
A Mighty Wind - "A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow"
A Mighty Wind - "A Mighty Wind"
The Triplets of Belleville - "Belleville Rendevous"

GOLD:
The Company - "My Funny Valentine"

SILVER:
The Company - "The Swing"
BRONZE:
A Mighty Wind - "A Kiss at the End of the Rainboy"

BEST MUSICAL SEQUENCE FROM A NON-MUSICAL FILM
Big Fish - "Twice the Love"
Cold Mountain - "I'm Going Home"
Freaky Friday - "Take me Away"
Lost in Translation - "More Than This"/"Penny in Pocket"
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - "The Steward of Gondor"

GOLD:
Lost in Translation - "More Than This"/"Penny in Pocket"

SILVER:
Big Fish - "Twice the Love"
BRONZE:
The Lord of the Rings: THe Return of the King - "The Steward of Gondor"

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
Final Destination - Highway Smash
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 - The House of Blue Leaves/Garden of Snow & Blood
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Battle of Pellenor Fields
Open Range - Shoot Out
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - Crane Demolition

GOLD:
Okay, this is gonna be odd but...
IT'S A FIVE-WAY TIE
I would seriously feel bad for relogating any of these to second, third, fourth or fifth position. Open Range's is one of the best shoot outs ever. Terminator 3 and Final Destination 2 were just balls-to-the-wall mayhem and demolition, Return of the King was epic and concluding while the Kill Bill scene was just an exemplory example of the genre. So... yeah. They all get the gold.

BEST CREDITS SEQUENCE
Hulk
In The Cut
Intolerable Cruelty
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Willard

Honourable Mentions: Down With Love, The Company

GOLD:
Willard
SILVER:
Hulk
BRONZE:
Kill Bill, Vol. 1

BEST OPENING SEQUENCE
Elephant
House of 1000 Corpses
Intolerable Cruelty
The Triplets of Belleville
X2

Honourable Mentions: City of God, Bad Eggs, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 28 Days Later, Gerry

GOLD:
X2

SILVER:
House of 1000 Corpses
BRONZE:
The Triplets of Belleville

BEST ENDING
Big Fish
Elephant
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Lost in Translation
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Honourable Mentions: Monster, Home Room, Holes, City of God, Japanese Story

GOLD:
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

(I mean the very ending in the bunker - I can't find any pictures of it. It was, in my mind, the bravest ending to a Hollywood action movie in 2003. It's not very often where the makers tell you flat out that the world is gonna end after the movie finishes)
SILVER:
Big Fish
BRONZE:
Lost in Translation

BEST POSTER DESIGN
All the Real Girls
Elephant
Irreversible
Open Range (Teaser Posters)
Swimming Pool

Honourable Mentions: The Singing Detective, Only the Strong Survive, The Cooler, The Company, Wonderland, Peter Pan

GOLD:
Irreversible

SILVER:
All the Real Girls
BRONZE:
Swimming Pool

BEST TAG LINE
A Mighty Wind - "Back Together Again For The First Time... Again"
Camp - "A Comedy About Drama"
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 - "Here Comes The Bride"
Le Divorce - "Everything Sounds Sexier in French"
Lost in Translation - "Everyone Wants to be Found"
Scary Movie 3 - "Great Trilogies Come in Threes"

GOLD:
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 - "Here Comes The Bride"
SILVER:
Camp - "A Comedy About Drama"
BRONZE:
Lost in Translation - "Everyone Wants to be Found"

HONOURARY UMA AWARD TO THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE FOR HAVING THE BEST TRAILER OF THE YEAR

BEST FILM TITLE
(It's a fine art y'all)
Dirty Pretty Things
Elephant
House of 1000 Corpses
Lost in Translation
Once Upon a Time in Mexico

GOLD:
Dirty Pretty Things
SILVER:
Lost in Translation
BRONZE:
House of 1000 Corpses

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A BAD MOVIE
(aka, the 'It Wasn't Their Fault' Award)
Johnny Depp - Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Colin Farrell - DareDevil
Crispin Glover - Willard
Jennifer Lopez - Gigli (Yes, I am serious)
Scott Speedman - My Life Without Me

GOLD:
Johnny Depp - Once Upon a Time in Mexico

SILVER:
Crispin Glover - Willard
BRONZE:
Scott Speedman - My Life Without Me

BEST SCENE OF THE YEAR
(Excluding previously nominated scenes)
Alexandra's Project - Mysterious Hands
Finding Nemo - Dory Speaks Whale
Girl with a Pearl Earring - Posing for Vermeer
House of 1000 Corpses - "I Remember You"
Lost in Translation - Prison Break
The Magdelene Sisters - Tempting Escape
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World - The Storm/Man Overboard
Mystic River - Dave, Celeste & the Vampires
Peter Pan - From London to Never-Never Land
Something's Gotta Give - "I can't get through the turtleneck!"

GOLD:
Girl with a Pearl Earring - Painting for Vermeer

SILVER:
Lost in Translation - Prison Break
BRONZE (tie):
House of 1000 Corpses & The Magdelene Sisters

And as a coda, here are my own Razzies. They don't have their name. The winners are in bold

WORST PICTURE
Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle
House of the Dead
National Security (Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen)
The Real Cancun
Underworld

WORST DIRECTOR
Uwe Boll - House of the Dead
Dennis Dugan - National Security
Ang Lee - Hulk (ouch)
Mark Steven Johnson - DareDevil
Len Wiseman - Underworld

WORST SCREENPLAY
Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle
DareDevil
Mambo Italiano
My Life Without Me
National Security

Dishonourable Mentions: Underworld, DareDevil, Anger Management, House of the Dead

WORST ACTOR
Ben Affleck - DareDevil and Gigli
Eric Bana - Hulk
Shane Brolly - Underworld
Tom Cruise - The Last Samurai
Martin Lawrence - National Security

Dishonourable Mentions: Jesse Spencer (Swimming Upstream), Bernie Mac (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle), Daniel Letterle (Camp), Scott Speedman (Underworld), Mark Ruffalo (My Life Without Me), Macauley Culkin (Party Monster), Everyone in The House of the Dead

WORST ACTRESS
Kate Beckinsale - Underworld
Jennifer Connolly - Hulk
Demi Moore - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Kelly Rowlands - Freddy Vs Jason
Hilary Swank - The Core

Dishonourable Mentions: Jessica Alba (Honey), That Japanese Lady in The Last Samurai (lol, I know who I'm talking about), Everyone in The House of the Dead

3 comments:

Notas Sobre Creación Cultural e Imaginarios Sociales said...

Not a huge LOTR:ROTK fan I see...

Glenn Dunks said...

I am! It's just that this year it got pushed aside by better movies. It was definitely my #6. But I haven't read the books so maybe I'm devaluing the screenplay and such.

My favourite of the trilogy though is The Two Towers, then Fellowship.

Emma said...

Hmmm... glad that you're not head over heels in love with LOTR, but I ain't digging all the Lit love. Still, good to see Cannavale winning Supporting Actor.